As the Texas House considers House Bill 3, a tax bill that institutes new taxes in order to fund HB 2 (the education reform bill passed last week), the Texas Public Policy Foundation, the National Federation of Independent Business, and the Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute are offering a solution that meets revenue needs without doing damage to Texas’ economic growth and competitive advantage.
Energy & Environment
An Economic Assessment of the 765-kV Strategic Transmission Expansion Plan
An Economic Assessment of the 765-kV Strategic Transmission Expansion Plan And Alternative Approaches to Enable Cost-Effective Growth WRITTEN BY Brent Bennett, Ph.D. Download the full research paper here. KEY POINTS • The need for the 765-kV STEP is driven by an overbuilding of wind and solar across Texas, particularly in West Texas and South Texas,...
June 2, 2026